Sorghum Field, Petunia Road,

Ben Hill County, Georgia, 2006.

c. Brian Brown

Sorghum has not traditionally been known as a Georgia crop. Southwest Georgia has now taken the lead in the production of this autumn crop, even though it is best known in the mountains around Blairsville, which has the annual Georgia Sorghum Festival. The canes of the plant are very similar to sugar cane, and are used primarily in syrup. This field in northwestern Ben Hill County have been under cultivation for several years.